# NTSB LAX69D0081: Piper PA-22, N1161C, Fontana, CA, August 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1968
- Place: Fontana, CA · FONTANA, CA
- Location: 34.0922° N, 117.4350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fontana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0922&lon=-117.4350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2657   68/8/9    FONTANA,CALIF       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N1161C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 2424 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIALTO-MIRO FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- INTENTL GROUNDLOOP.AUTO TYPE LINING INSTALLED.CAME OFF DUE TO IMPROPERLY COUNTERSUNK RIVET HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1161C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1161C-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 22-987, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rialto-Miro Field

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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